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• a  unable to see distant objects clearly

• On the Missouri nearsighted little men in anachronistic top hats and clawhammer coats dully accepted defeat.
• In a nearsighted eye, the image falls in front of the retina; in a farsighted eye, behind the retina.
• Are babies who sleep in the dark less likely to grow up nearsighted? Don't take any chances.

• shortsighted
• myopic

• farsighted

News & Articles

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• No, You Can't Borrow My Google Glass
  I recently had a chance to play around with Google Glass while I wasn't wearing my contact lenses. I squinted and tried my best to see the holographic screen that appears to float in front of the high-tech eyewear, but because of my nearsightedness, it was hard to make out what I was doing I had used Google Glass a few times before, so I just left them on and went to the office kitchen, found ...
  June 19, 2013 - Mashable

Quotes

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• Nicholas Meyer in guardian.co.uk
  Meyer told Empire Online: "We start at 25, as he begins to transform himself through sheer force of will from this asthmatic, nearsighted 125-pounder to this Sherman tank of a man, so tough that he once got shot on the way to make a speech and...
• Francis Escudero in Manila Standard Today
  We have become the world's biggest rice importer. This administration appears hell-bent in keeping the title by importing a record P59 billion worth of rice this year. This nearsighted approach to food security is deplorable,Escudero said....
• Mike Price in El Paso Times
  He feels rushed a little bit,coach Mike Price said. "The last game was the first time he's looked down at the rush. You've got to be farsighted; you can't be nearsighted. He was in some heat."